57Exemption for intra-oral x-ray room

57 Exemption for intra-oral x-ray room

(1)  In this regulation –

dental radiography equipment means radiation apparatus that –

(a) is ionising; and

(b) is stored and used only in an intra-oral x-ray room; and

(c) is used only for the purposes of intra-oral radiography;

intra-oral radiography means the dental imaging technique in which an image receptor is placed inside a person’s mouth for diagnostic purposes;

intra-oral x-ray room, in relation to a dental facility, means a radiation place that –

(a) is within a dental facility; and

(b) stores dental radiography equipment;

workload, of dental radiography equipment, means the expected number of x-rays to be produced using the dental radiography equipment during any 7-day period.

(2)  A person applying for a certificate of registration for an intra-oral x-ray room in a dental facility is exempt from the operation of section 20(1)(b)(iii) of the Act, in respect of the requirement that a current certificate of compliance for the room is to accompany the application, if –

(a) the person provides to the Director of Public Health –

(i) a floor plan of the dental facility that details –

(A) the location of each intra-oral x-ray room in the facility; and

(B) the position of each dental radiography equipment in each intra-oral x-ray room of the dental facility; and

(ii) details of the workload of the dental radiography equipment referred to in subparagraph (i)(B) ; and

(b) the intra-oral x-ray room complies with the requirements and specifications set out in the Guidelines for Design and Validation of Shielding of Dental X-ray Facility (2022), produced by the Radiation Protection Unit, Department of Health, Tasmania, as amended or substituted from time to time.